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Running wild!!

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged Basketball, Caleb Meyer, CMS Wolves, Jake Mitten, SWISH, undefeated on February 7, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Logan Martin drilled a gorgeous turn-around jumper to spark Coupeville to another win Saturday. (John Fisken photo)

Can’t touch ’em.

At least not so far, as the 7th grade Coupeville SWISH boys’ basketball squad rolled to another win Saturday, crushing Lake Stevens 39-26 in La Conner.

The victory lifted the Wolves to a flawless 4-0 heading into a doubleheader in Mt. Vernon Feb. 13.

Coupeville spread the offensive love around, with nine of its 11 players scoring, led by Jake Mitten, who worked the paint for a game-high 11.

Matthew Kelley and Dakota Eck each added six, while Connor Barton knocked down five.

Alex Jimenez (4), Caleb Meyer (2), Hawthorne Wolfe (2), Logan Martin (2) and Daniel Olson (1) also scored.

“The boys played well today,” said Coupeville coach Pat Kelley.

The Wolves, who are actually a mix of sixth and seventh graders, wove the two together successfully, while also taking an opportunity to have some of their younger players share the court at the same time.

“The starting sixth grade five of Barton, Meyer, Wolfe, Martin, and Daniel Barajas played nearly nearly seven minutes as a group vs seventh graders and did well,” Pat Kelley said. “Four of them scored during their independent time together.”

Martin knocked down “a nice eight-foot turn-around jump shot playing post” and Barton “made a steal for a layup going full court and made three of his four free throws.”

Lake Stevens cut the lead to five midway through the third before Coupeville slammed the door shut.

The Wolves were especially pesky on defense, where Matthew snagged 11 boards and made off with five steals to lead the charge.

Mitten and Olson both corralled five rebounds, Eck, Barton and Barajas pilfered two steals apiece and Michael Laska forced two jump balls.

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Can’t be stopped!!

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged Basketball, CMS Wolves, Matthew Kelley, Mount Vernon, SWISH on January 31, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Daniel Olson and Coupeville’s 7th grade SWISH squad are 3-0 after a win Saturday. (John Fisken photo)

On top of the world.

Or at least on top of the standings, which is where the Coupeville 7th grade boys’ SWISH squad finds itself after nipping the Mount Vernon Mayhem 28-25 Saturday afternoon.

The win lifted the Wolves to a crisp 3-0 and puts them in a first-place tie with Lakewood atop a 15-team league.

Coupeville, which actually has a mix of seventh and sixth graders (and one precocious fourth grader) on its roster, led from start to finish.

Running a high-speed offense that frazzled the bigger Mayhem, the Wolves closed the first quarter on a 10-2 run.

From there they stretched the gap out to 16-6 at the half and 24-14 after three.

With Coupeville running in its young players for much of the fourth quarter, Mt. Vernon made a run to get back in the game, but the Wolf starters returned to close things out at the free-throw line.

Jake Mitten sparked the attack with 12 points and 13 rebounds, while Matthew Kelley filled up the stat sheet with seven points, nine boards, five assists, two steals and a blocked shot.

Daniel Olson banged home six points in support, with Hawthorne Wolfe (2) and Sage Downes (1) rounding out the scorers.

Downes snatched six rebounds, while Connor Barton (4), Wolfe (3), Caleb Meyer (2) and Dakota Eck (1) helped out on the boards.

Wolfe and Barton had two steals apiece, with Downes doling out a pair of assists.

Coupeville returns to action next Saturday, Feb. 6, when it plays the Lake City Gold at Cascade Middle School.

Two other Wolf SWISH squads are also hard at work this season:

8th grade:

Next year’s freshmen, coached by Dakota Brown and Jake Prosser, are playing in a hyper-competitive AA division.

“It’s proving to be a difficult league,” Brown said. “The team has the talent and potential to compete, but needs to find that extra gear and desire to win.

“Rebounds, and defense are key to having success for us!”

4th/5th grade:

Under the guidance of former CHS star Greg White, the youngest squad is 2-2 and had a bye this weekend.

“The kids are really learning a lot but they are very new to competitive b-ball,” White said. “They have a lot of promise, so hopefully we’ll be seeing a lot of good things from them in the future.”

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Beat the buzzer, win the Island!!

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged Basketball, buzzer beater, CMS Wolves, Matthew Kelley, South Whidbey cries, SWISH on January 23, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Matthew Kelley lets fly. (John Fisken photos)

Boom!

Matthew Kelley plunged the dagger in big-time Saturday, as he and his Coupeville SWISH 7th grade boys’ basketball squad pulled off a rally in the final seconds to stun arch-rival South Whidbey.

Kelley scored the game’s final five points, including a buzzer-beating three-ball, to lift the Wolves to a 24-21 win.

The victory improved Coupeville to 2-0 heading into a showdown next weekend with a very strong Mount Vernon Mayhem squad.

After leading for much of the game Saturday, the Wolves fell behind at the worst possible moment.

Down 21-19 with 36 seconds to play, they needed big plays and got them.

Michael Laska, the mighty mite, ripped down a rebound to give the ball back to Coupeville.

After Kelley dropped a quick runner in the key to knot things at 21, the Wolves pressed on the ensuing in-bounds play and disrupted South Whidbey on back-to-back chances.

On the first one, Sage Downes knocked the ball out of bounds.

On the second one, the Falcons threw the ball away, the basketball zinging over the head of a player who turned and clasped his head in frustration.

With the ball in their hands and five ticks on the clock, Coupeville gave the ball to Kelley and he charged straight up-court.

South Whidbey went back on its heels and Kelley went straight up and drilled the wide-open trey, looking a whole lot like Wolf legend Ian Smith when he did the same thing in a high school varsity game at Langley five years ago.

Both shots were game-winners and both shots induced tears in Falcon Nation — a beautiful combo for Wolf fans everywhere.

Kelley paced Coupeville with 13 while Jake Mitten dropped in six.

Hawthorne Wolfe and Daniel Olson added a bucket apiece while Connor Barton rounded out the scoring with a free-throw.

“The boys all played strong,” said Coupeville coach Pat Kelley. “We were just really off until the very end, when it mattered most.”

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Shoot for the top!!

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged Basketball, CMS Wolves, Greg White, John Fisken photos, Matthew Kelley, SWISH on January 18, 2016| Leave a Comment »

CMS 7th grader Matthew Kelley slices to the hoop for a bucket, leading his squad to a big win over Anacortes. (John Fisken photos)

“Take our photo?!?! Of course you can take our photo!!!!!!”

Coupeville’s 8th grade squad features players who will be making the jump to high school ball next year.

Mason Grove leans back and gets a better angle on the hoop he’s about to fill.

Coupeville Sports Hall o’ Famer Greg White (right) is on the scene to impart hoops wisdom to the young guns.

Having retrieved a loose ball, Connor Barton is not anxious to give it back.

Jacobi Pacquette-Pilgrim makes it rain.

Undefeated and it feels so good. Coupeville’s 7th graders (with a few 6th graders and a precocious 4th grader thrown into the mix).

The future of Wolf basketball is on its way, one bucket at a time.

Three Coupeville SWISH boys teams have kicked off their season, and travelin’ photo man John Fisken caught them all in action this past weekend.

The pics above, which showcase players from 4th to 8th grade, are courtesy him.

To see more photos (and possibly purchase some, thereby helping fund scholarships for CHS student/athletes) pop over to:

4th/5th grade — https://www.shutterfly.com/progal/album.jsp?aid=768a5498cf365fb180db

7th grade — https://www.shutterfly.com/progal/album.jsp?aid=768a5498cf365fb215ae

8th grade — https://www.shutterfly.com/progal/album.jsp?aid=768a5498cf365fb380d9

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Fourth quarter? Our time!!

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged Anacortes, Basketball, CMS Wolves, Glengarry Glen Ross, SWISH on January 16, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Matthew Kelley had 16 points and 15 rebounds Saturday, sparking Coupeville’s SWISH squad to a big win. (John Fisken photo)

Always be closing.

I doubt a single player on the Coupeville SWISH boys’ basketball squad has ever heard of Glengarry Glen Ross, much less seen it, but they all played Saturday in a way that would have made Alec Baldwin proud.

Putting together their best basketball in the fourth quarter, the Wolves rode a 12-1 surge to turn a one-point deficit into a comfortable 38-28 win over Anacortes in a game played in Mount Vernon.

The opening day win gave Coupeville, which has a mixture of 7th and 6th grade players (and one 4th grader) a strong start to its eight-game season.

The Wolves came out on fire, jumping all over the Seahawks to the tune of a 12-0 start, then regressed for a bit.

Anacortes rallied back to knot things up at 18 heading into the half, before leading 27-26 after three.

Once the fourth quarter started, though, it was Coupeville time.

Connor Barton hit Danny Barajas with a give-and-go pass, then got the ball back and swooped in for what would turn out to be the game-busting layup.

Clinging to a one-point lead, the Wolves amped up their defensive pressure and created a string of turnovers, converting almost all of them into quick buckets.

Down the stretch, Jake Mitten rolled to six of his 14 points, while Matthew Kelley and Sage Downes each chipped in with a fourth-quarter bucket.

Kelley paced the Wolves with 16 points as he and Mitten combined for 30 of their team’s 38 points.

Downes (4), Daniel Olson (2) and Barton (2) rounded out the scorers.

Mitten added 16 rebounds, four assists and two blocks, while Kelley snatched 15 boards, dealt out three assists and pilfered five steals.

Downes and Olson each had two steals, Hawthorne Wolfe chipped in with an assist and a steal and Alex Jimenez and Logan Martin collected a rebound apiece.

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